Nate True's Weblog http://cre.ations.net/$base_path Thoughts and musings from Nate True, casual inventor."; en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:57:34 -0600 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:57:34 -0600 custom http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[What can code injection do on an iPhone?]]> Pretty much anything.



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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/what-can-code-injection-do-on-an-iphone http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/what-can-code-injection-do-on-an-iphone iphone, code injection, dylib, hacking, jailbreak, keyboard, rhythm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:02:24 -0500 <![CDATA[iPhone 1.1.3 WebClip hack - Speed Dial on your home screen]]> So the new iPhone 1.1.3 firmware allows you to put icons on your home screen for websites, but I know many of us want to put phone numbers on there for a Speed Dial screen.

I've put a little hack together that lets you have a (somewhat) speedy speed dial icon. There's no jailbreaking required for this one - it can all be done using Apple-approved Web Clip creation.

Check the images below for a walkthrough.

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]]> So the new iPhone 1.1.3 firmware allows you to put icons on your home screen for websites, but I know many of us want to put phone numbers on there for a Speed Dial screen.

I've put a little hack together that lets you have a (somewhat) speedy speed dial icon. There's no jailbreaking required for this one - it can all be done using Apple-approved Web Clip creation.

Check the images below for a walkthrough.

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-113-webclip-hack---speed-dial-on-your-home-screen http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-113-webclip-hack---speed-dial-on-your-home-screen iphone, 1.1.3, hacks, no jailbreak needed, webclip, speed dial Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:26:34 -0600 <![CDATA[iPhone 1.1.3 firmware behind the scenes changes]]> So I've had the chance to examine the 1.1.3 firmware on a deeper level (using a technique not developed by me and which I can't release so don't ask) and have noticed some interesting changes behind the scenes that are quite blogworthy:

- SpringBoard no longer needs to be modified (via SummerBoard) in order to show extra applications in the /Applications folder.
- All applications now run as the user 'mobile' instead of as root.
- Preferences are now stored in /var/mobile rather than in /var/root.

What does this all mean? I'll tell you what it means.

The iPhone 1.1.3 firmware is ready for official installable applications.

Even though there are no applications available for purchase (besides the iPod Touch's $20 "upgrade package"), the installation architecture appears to be there already.

It also appears that the frameworks have undergone many changes, ostensibly to make it easier for official...

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]]> So I've had the chance to examine the 1.1.3 firmware on a deeper level (using a technique not developed by me and which I can't release so don't ask) and have noticed some interesting changes behind the scenes that are quite blogworthy:

- SpringBoard no longer needs to be modified (via SummerBoard) in order to show extra applications in the /Applications folder.
- All applications now run as the user 'mobile' instead of as root.
- Preferences are now stored in /var/mobile rather than in /var/root.

What does this all mean? I'll tell you what it means.

The iPhone 1.1.3 firmware is ready for official installable applications.

Even though there are no applications available for purchase (besides the iPod Touch's $20 "upgrade package"), the installation architecture appears to be there already.

It also appears that the frameworks have undergone many changes, ostensibly to make it easier for official...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-113-firmware-behind-the-scenes-changes http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-113-firmware-behind-the-scenes-changes iphone, 1.1.3, changes, breaking, internal, jailbreak, hack, widgets, applications, sdk Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:58:09 -0600 <![CDATA[iPhone 1.1.1 restore mode verbose boot captured on video]]> Hey guys,

This won't mean jack squat to most of you but I've managed (with the help of the iPod Touch dev team) to boot the iPhone in restore verbose mode which will hopefully give us some insight into what we can do to crack the new firmware.

I trained my trusty Canon XH A1 HD videocamera at it with a high shutter speed to make sense of the quickly passing images. Check out the video and stills below.

I'll go through and translate it by hand to make things clearer.

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]]> Hey guys,

This won't mean jack squat to most of you but I've managed (with the help of the iPod Touch dev team) to boot the iPhone in restore verbose mode which will hopefully give us some insight into what we can do to crack the new firmware.

I trained my trusty Canon XH A1 HD videocamera at it with a high shutter speed to make sense of the quickly passing images. Check out the video and stills below.

I'll go through and translate it by hand to make things clearer.

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-111-restore-mode-verbose-boot-captured-on-video http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-111-restore-mode-verbose-boot-captured-on-video iphone, boot, verbose, firmware, hacking Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:39:35 -0500 <![CDATA[HOWTO: Install SSH on your iPhone *DEPRECATED, use iBrickr instead*]]> These instructions are deprecated - it's much easier to download iBrickr and install the dropbear and binkit packages using the Applications interface.

Instructions left for nostalgia sake, though:

These instructions work with the latest 1.0.1 iPhone update.

Right now these instructions work for Windows. A Mac OSX version must be made by someone else, but the translation is fairly easy. The sshify-windows.bat must be replaced with a file that contains equivalent Mac OSX commands.

These instructions MUST be run on a phone that has already had Jailbreak 1.1 run on it. For instructions on that see the custom ringtone tutorial.

This...

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]]> These instructions are deprecated - it's much easier to download iBrickr and install the dropbear and binkit packages using the Applications interface.

Instructions left for nostalgia sake, though:

These instructions work with the latest 1.0.1 iPhone update.

Right now these instructions work for Windows. A Mac OSX version must be made by someone else, but the translation is fairly easy. The sshify-windows.bat must be replaced with a file that contains equivalent Mac OSX commands.

These instructions MUST be run on a phone that has already had Jailbreak 1.1 run on it. For instructions on that see the custom ringtone tutorial.

This...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/howto-install-ssh-on-your-iphone http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/howto-install-ssh-on-your-iphone iphone, hacks, ssh, easy Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:29:19 -0500 <![CDATA[Details on decrypting the new iPhone 1.0.1 firmware image]]> Not sure how DMCA-legal this is, but here's the skinny.

Download the Restore package using iTunes. Hit Restore on your iPhone screen and accept all the wild legal mumbo jumbo (after reading it thoroughly). Then unplug your iPhone as it downloads.

Head over to where iPhone updates are stored (on Windows, Run "application data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Software Updates") and rename the new .ipsw to .zip.

Extract the contents.

Run this command on the Ramdisk DMG:

strings 009-7662-6.dmg | grep "^[0-9a-fA-F]*$"

Look at the strings that come out. One of them is very long.

Now grab vfdecrypt.

Edit vfdecrypt.c putting in the key you found where it says INSERT KEY HERE. Use the same amount of characters as the hyphens in there, replacing them with parts of the key.

Now compile vfdecrypt. You can use...

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]]> Not sure how DMCA-legal this is, but here's the skinny.

Download the Restore package using iTunes. Hit Restore on your iPhone screen and accept all the wild legal mumbo jumbo (after reading it thoroughly). Then unplug your iPhone as it downloads.

Head over to where iPhone updates are stored (on Windows, Run "application data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPhone Software Updates") and rename the new .ipsw to .zip.

Extract the contents.

Run this command on the Ramdisk DMG:

strings 009-7662-6.dmg | grep "^[0-9a-fA-F]*$"

Look at the strings that come out. One of them is very long.

Now grab vfdecrypt.

Edit vfdecrypt.c putting in the key you found where it says INSERT KEY HERE. Use the same amount of characters as the hyphens in there, replacing them with parts of the key.

Now compile vfdecrypt. You can use...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/details-on-decrypting-the-new-iphone-101-firmware-image http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/details-on-decrypting-the-new-iphone-101-firmware-image iphone, hack, vfdecrypt, dmg, 1.0.1, quiche Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:52:07 -0500 <![CDATA[Tether your iPhone: EDGE internet on your laptop]]> Instructions for tethering your iPhone 3G or iPhone with 2.0 firmware are here

Recent developments have allowed iPhone hackers to compile background applications for the iPhone - among the most interesting so far is srelay, a SOCKS proxy server.

srelay running on your iPhone opens up a very exciting possibility - you can use your iPhone's EDGE connection with a laptop or other Wifi-enabled device.

A note of caution: Accessing your EDGE data plan through a laptop may be against your AT&T terms of service. Even modifying your iPhone to enable this service may be a violation. Please check before attempting this procedure.

Currently these instructions only work for Windows - as I don't have a Mac I can't really test anything on that side. I was hoping a...

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]]> Instructions for tethering your iPhone 3G or iPhone with 2.0 firmware are here

Recent developments have allowed iPhone hackers to compile background applications for the iPhone - among the most interesting so far is srelay, a SOCKS proxy server.

srelay running on your iPhone opens up a very exciting possibility - you can use your iPhone's EDGE connection with a laptop or other Wifi-enabled device.

A note of caution: Accessing your EDGE data plan through a laptop may be against your AT&T terms of service. Even modifying your iPhone to enable this service may be a violation. Please check before attempting this procedure.

Currently these instructions only work for Windows - as I don't have a Mac I can't really test anything on that side. I was hoping a...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/tether-your-iphone http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/tether-your-iphone iphone, tethering, tether, hack Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:03:51 -0500 <![CDATA[Custom ringtones / sounds on your iPhone using Windows]]>
These instructions are deprecated - it's much easier to download iBrickr and just use the Ringtones interface.

I worked my eyes bloody today crawling through disassembly to help ziel port his Jailbreak program to Windows, and today we can announce that we have succeeded! All the iPhone users running Windows can now put custom ringtones and sounds onto their iPhones.

IMPORTANT NEWS: The iPhone software update 1.0.1 makes these instructions invalid. You STILL need to acquire the old 1.0.0 software package for Jailbreak to still work. Apple will surely have stopped distributing the package by now so I will see what I can do to get Jailbreak working on the new package. Watch for updates!

If you have a Mac, check out the Mac instructions over at Hack the iPhone.

These instructions work...

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]]>
These instructions are deprecated - it's much easier to download iBrickr and just use the Ringtones interface.

I worked my eyes bloody today crawling through disassembly to help ziel port his Jailbreak program to Windows, and today we can announce that we have succeeded! All the iPhone users running Windows can now put custom ringtones and sounds onto their iPhones.

IMPORTANT NEWS: The iPhone software update 1.0.1 makes these instructions invalid. You STILL need to acquire the old 1.0.0 software package for Jailbreak to still work. Apple will surely have stopped distributing the package by now so I will see what I can do to get Jailbreak working on the new package. Watch for updates!

If you have a Mac, check out the Mac instructions over at Hack the iPhone.

These instructions work...

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]]> http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/custom-ringtones--sounds-on-your-iphone-using-windows http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/custom-ringtones--sounds-on-your-iphone-using-windows iphone, hack, ringtone, windows Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:54:54 -0500